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Feb 13, 1923,

. 1,445,395 K. B. HARVEY.

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ORIGINALHLED SEPT-B. 1921- 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

Feb. 13, 1923.

K. B. HARVEY.

TABLE. I ORIGINALFILED SEPT. 8, 1921., 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2' @wbewtozKHHarugg York andv State oli New Y orlr, have in vented Patented Feb. 13, 1923.

UNITE,

KELLY 'B. HARVEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Application filed September 8, 1921, Serial. No. 489,143. RenewedOctober 3 1922. Serial No. 598,015.

Be it known. that 1, Kathy 1%. llianver, a citizen oi? the UnitelilStates, and. a resident of hlew York city, in the county oil? Newcertain new and useful improvements in Tables, of which the following isa specilt cation.

This invention, has reference to a structure of the kind known aslnmclr-down; and has for its object to provide a kind oi table or worlrbench that can be easily constructed from plain structural material.with a small amount o'l? lal'ior tlor forming the parts and assemblingthem; which will be strong and rigid in its construction yet ofcoi'l'lparatively light weight, and which structure can be readilydisassembled and form a compact structure that can be practically nestedtogether and secured by several bolts.

In the accompanying drawing showing one embodiment of my inventiomligure 1 is a perspective view out the device.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View oi the device in its knock-down conditionand assembled for transportation or storage.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view at one end.

Fig. 41- shows the drawer separately.

Fig. 5 shows a detail of the drawer slid mg means.

Fig. 6 shows the top member.

Fig. 7 shows the bottom member.

Fig. 8 shows one oi the end :lrames.

ll ig. 9 shows the strip for the end frames.

Fig. 1.0 shows the device in "Folded form.

As shown in the drawing the device comprises essentially two endmembers, a top member and a. bottom member; and also an intermediateshelili member if desired. The top member comprises a plate of sheetmetal 2 that will have the four corners cut out to form a square notch,and the four portions between the notches are bent downwardly, to formside flanges 3, 8, and end flanges 1, a, see Fig. 6, and when theflanges are thus bent down the edges of the flanged portions will meeton vertical lines and form a kind. of boxed arrangement.

The bottom member comprises a plate 5 that is similarly constructed withflanges 6 and 7 that are bent upwardly instead oi downwardly in a boxform. The end members and supporting members that connect the top,middle and bottom members. 1 form of angle iron from a strip whoselength is equai to the height of the top member on.

each side plus the width at the end. i take a strip oi angle iron 8 Ofthis character and term notches at 9 and 10, see Fig. 9, in one oil thesides and then the other two sides are bent to term a right angle withthe middle portion, as indicated in Fig. 8.

The notched iortions have the sides at a right ai'igle so that the edgesoi? the notch are brought together when the other sides are bent to forma right angle. This structure is 01351. width to be placed inside of thetop member 2 at each end, so that the downwardly extending portion atthe top will. engage the flanges 3- and 4: at the corners and bothmembers are suitably aperti'u'ed to have bolts 11 placed therein. Thelower ends Off the 11 right parts 8 and 12 ot the. end meu'iber, 't inthe inside of the bottom, member 5 at the flange corners and are securedby suitable bolts 13. By this means a rectangular structure is formed byhaving one of these end frames at each end as shown. If desired,suitable casters 1 1, 1.4-. may be secured at each corner so that thetable may be readily pushed about the place of use.

An intermediate shelf member is prefer ably provided that is formedidentical with the top and bottom members, comprising a plate 15 that isnotched at the corners and then bent to Form upwardly extending flanges16. This member fits inside of the tlour angle pieces 8 and 12 as shownin Figs. 1 and 2 and the flanges are bolted to the corner pieces asshown by bolts 1.7. H desired t ays 18 may be placed on this shell tohold tools or small objects. These trays may have converging sides sothat they can be readily nested.

A. drawer is provided to slide on one of? the members such as the shelfmember 15. This drawer I form from a plate 18, that is notched at fourcorners to form side members 1.9, 19, that are bent upwardly and securedtogether by bent flanged portions 20 that may be suitably bolted orriveted to the adjacent side member. Two opposite members 19 haveflanges 21, 21, extending outwardly. A pair of strips 22 and 23 aresuitably bolted to the shelf member by bolts 24 see Figs. 3 and 5 andthese are arranged at two portions to engage the oppositely extendingflanges 21, whereby the drawer can slide out and in and can be supportedon the shelf 15.

One of the principal. advantages of; a

, end members are laid inside of the bottom member, one on top of theother and then the shelf member 15 is laid on top of the bottom memberthat will bring the two members together and form a closed space betweenmembers that will contain the two end members. This closed space canalso contain the drawer member and the trays at one end beyond the framemembers, and

' also the bolts used in holding the end members to the other threemembers can be placed in this compartment, also the vice,

the tools and other attachments and also casters that are bolted inplaceto be easily removed. The top member that may be larger than theother two members if desired, is simply placed on top of these twomembers, and a bolt passed through the entire structure at each corner.By this means the entire structure is contained in its own compartmentand does not need to be boxed for sl'iipment as all of the parts areprotected and insured-against loss or damage Various implements can besecuredto the top member such as a vice as indicated. The drawer may he-provided with a handle 31 that may operate together with a hasp 32 tosecured by a bolt if desired. i

What I; claim is: a v

-A portable work bench, comprising a top member. formed of a sheet metalplate with the corners notched and the four margins Jeut down to meet atthe corners, a bottom ineinber formedv in the same manner, aninter'mediate shelf member of the same charactor but of less lateraldimensions, a pair of end frames each com risin a metal angle strip bentdownward y to form two vertical portions connected by a horizontalportion and of a horizontal length to fit into the said top member, andto be detachablv bolted thereto, one frame at each end of the topmember, said bottom member being placed with the flan es extendingupward and the lower ends o f the end members extending into the bottomln'ember and do tachably secured at the corner portions, the shelfmeml'ier being located intermediate of the top and bottom member anddelach ably secured to the said end members, said members beingdetachably bolted together whereby upon separation the end frames andthe shelf member can be placed between the top and bottom. members,bolts adapted to pass through the to v and bottom members at thecorners, where y the end members and the middle shelf member arecontained and secured between the said to and bottom members, a drawermember 0 sheet metal, means for slidably mounting the drawer under themiddle shelf member, said drawer bein remm'able and of dimensions to beeontamed between the said top and bottom members when bolted togetherand positioned beyond the said end members.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., on Sept.

v KELLY B. HARVEY.

